SR WEIGHT of NO of COMPACTION

STRUCTURE NAME MACHINE

NO. MACHINE PASSES REQUIRD
1 Embankment
2 Sub Grade
3 Sub Base
Aggregate Base
4
Coarse
5 Asphaltic Base Coarse
Asphaltic Wearing
6
Coarse
After spreading and strike off and as soon as the mix condition permits the rolling to be performed
without excessive shoving or tearing, the mixture shall be thoroughly and uniformly compacted. Rolling
shall not be prolonged when crack appear on the surface.

Initial or breakdown rolling shall be done by means of either a tandem steel roller or three wheeled
steel roller. Rolling shall being as soon as the mixture will bear the roller without undue displacement.

The number and weight of rollers shall be sufficient to obtain the required compaction while the
mixture is still in workable condition. The sequence of rolling and the selection of the roller types shall
provide the specified pavement density. Initial rolling with a tandem steel roller shall follow the paver as
closely as possible.

Unless otherwise directed, rolling shall being at the lower side and proceed longitudinally, parallel to the
road centerline, each trip overlapping one-half of the rolling width, gradually progressing to the crown
of the road. When paving in echelon or abutting a previously placed lane, the longitudinal joint should
be rolled first followed by the regular rolling procedure. On super elevated curve the rolling shall being
at the low side and progress to the high side by overlapping the longitudinal trip parallel to the
centerline. Intermediate rolling with a pneumatic tyred roller shall be done behind the initial rolling.
Final rolling shall eliminate marks from previous rolling. In no case shall the temperature be less then
hundred and twenty (120) C for initial break down rolling while all other compaction operation shall be
completed before the temperature drop down to hundred and ten (110) C.

Roller shall move at a slow but uniform speed with the drive roll or wheels nearest the paver rolling shall
be continued until all roller marks are eliminated and a minimum density of ninety-seven percent (97%)
of a laboratory compacted specimen made from asphaltic material obtain for daily Marshall Density is
achieved.

Any displacement resulting while reversing the direction of a roller, or from other causes, shall be
corrected at once by the use of rakes and addition of fresh mixture when required. Care shall be
exercised in rolling not to displace the line and grade of the edges of the bituminous mixture.

To prevent adhesion of the mixture to the rollers, wheels of rollers shall be kept properly moistened
with water mixed with very small quantities of detergent or other approved material. Excess liquid will
not be permitted.

Along forms, curbs, header, walls and other places not accessible to the roller, the mixture shall be
thoroughly compacted with hot hand tampers, smoothing irons or with mechanical tampers. On
depressed areas, tempers be used or cleated compression strips may be used under the roller to
transmit compression to the depressed area.

Any mixture that becomes loose and broken, mixed with dirt, or is in any way defective in finish or
density shall be removed and replaced with fresh hot mixture, which shall be compacted to conform
with the surrounding area. Any area showing an excess or deficiency of bituminous material shall be
removed and replaced.

Sequence of laying and compaction or premix shall be so managed, that a long time does not elapse
between successive dump trucks, which may cool down the un-compacted premix between paver and
compacted asphalt below 120 C.